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Marx, Methodology and Science
Marx's Science of Politics
Publication and Purpose
This title was first published in 2001. The book aims to give a clear and accessible account of Marx’s method and an assessment of its scientific validity and relevance to contemporary social science.
Methodological Themes
The key methodological themes of Marx’s work and their development are shown with particular attention paid to the elements of dialectics and materialism.
Models of Science
Four models of science are outlined-positivism; critical rationalism; scientific conventionalism; scientific realism - and the arguments and evidence both for and against Marx’s method corresponding to any of them examined.
Conclusion
The conclusion arrived at is that Marx’s method is a good example of social scientific practice according to the scientific realist model and that it has a positive contribution to make to social science today.realism.
